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Parallels Remote
Application Server
Parallels Client for Android User's Guide
v15
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Contents
Getting Started with Parallels Client for Android .....................................................5
Installing Parallels Client .................................................................................................... 5
Configuring a Connection.................................................................................................. 6
Using Parallels Client for Android...........................................................................11
Logging On and Working with Sessions .......................................................................... 11
Adding a New Connection .............................................................................................. 12
Modifying Connection Properties..................................................................................... 18
Connection............................................................................................................................ 19
Display .................................................................................................................................. 19
Printing.................................................................................................................................. 19
Local Resources.................................................................................................................... 20
Experience ............................................................................................................................ 20
Network ................................................................................................................................ 21
Authentication ....................................................................................................................... 21
Advanced .............................................................................................................................. 21
Modifying Parallels Client Settings ................................................................................... 23
Appearance........................................................................................................................... 24
Connection............................................................................................................................ 24
User Input.............................................................................................................................. 24
Gestures................................................................................................................................ 26
Statistics................................................................................................................................ 26
About .................................................................................................................................... 26
Working in Parallels Client ......................................................................................27
Remote Application Server Connection ........................................................................... 28
Standard RDP Connection.............................................................................................. 30
Using Keyboard and Mouse
....................................................................................34
Mouse settings ............................................................................................................... 34
Dumbo Mouse....................................................................................................................... 35
Satellite Mouse ...................................................................................................................... 36
About Parallels Client for Android
Parallels Client for Android is an app that allows you to connect to Remote Application Server from
Android devices.
Invitation Email
Before you start with Parallels Client, your system administrator must send you an invitation email
with the instructions on how to install Parallels Client and configure the first connection.
Read on the following topics for more details.
In This Chapter
Installing Parallels Client............................................................................................ 5
Configuring a Connection ......................................................................................... 6
Installing Parallels Client
System Requirements
To install Parallels Client, you must have an Android device with Android version 4.0.3 or later.
Note: To learn how to check the version of Android on your device, please refer to the device
manufacturer's documentation.
Installation Procedure
The preferred way to install Parallels Client is to follow the instructions from the invitation email (p.
5).
Another way to install Par
allels Client is to install it from Google Play. Do the following:
1 On your Android device, open Google Play.
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Android
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Note: If you don't have Google Play on your Android device, you can install Parallels Client from
http://www.2x.com/rdp-client/downloadlinks/. However, before installing the client, allow Android to
install from unknown sources in the Android security settings.
2 Search for Parallels Client.
3 Tap Install and follow the onscreen instructions.
Configuring a Connection
To configure the first connection, follow the instructions from the invitation email (p. 5).
Configure Connection Automatically
To configure Parallels Client to connect to Remote Application Server automatically, follow the
instructions from the invitation email.
Configure Connection Manually
The invitation email from your system administrator contains the parameters that you can use to
configure a connection manually. Do the following:
1 Open Parallels Client on your Android device.
2 Tap the Plus icon
in the top right corner.
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3 Then you need to select the type of connection to configure:
• Tap Remote Application Server to create a Parallels Remote Application Server
connection.
• The Standard RDP option creates a standard Remote Desktop connection.
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4 In the next step, specify the Server, Port, and Connection Mode settings. You must take
them from the invitation email.
5 Enter your user name.
6 Tap Back twice.
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Now you should see the connection that you just created.
To connect to Parallels Remote Application Server using the connection that you created:
1 Tap the connection.
2 When asked, enter your password.
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3 If the connection was successful, you will see the published resources that you can use. If you
receive an error, verify that the connection and logon information is entered correctly and try
again.
In This Chapter
Logging On and Working with Sessions ................................................................... 11
Adding a New Connection........................................................................................ 12
Modifying Connection Properties .............................................................................. 18
Modifying Parallels Client Settings ............................................................................ 23
Logging On and Working with Sessions
To connect to a remote server, tap a connection in the Connections list.
Every time you connect to a remote server using Parallels Client, a session is created for the
connection. When you're connected to a remote server and see the published resources, you can
do the following:
• Refresh the session and published resources view by tapping the Refresh icon
in the top
right corner.
• Disconnect your session by tapping the Disconnect icon
in the top right corner.
You can also manage your connection from the Connections list. To do so, tap the connection
menu
.
The menu options of a Remote Application Server connection are:
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• Open. Opens the connection session.
• Edit. This option allows you to edit the connection settings.
• Delete. Removes the connection.
• Change Password. This option allows to change the user's password.
• Clear Shortcuts. Removes shortcuts associations configured for this connection.
The menu options of a standard RDP connection are:
• Connect. Opens the connection session.
• Edit. This option allows you to edit the connection settings.
• Delete. Removes the connection.
Adding a New Connection
Parallels Client allows you to create and save more than one connection, so you could easily
connect to different servers or using different connection properties, etc.
To add a new connection:
1 Open Parallels Client on your Android device.
2 Tap the Plus icon
in the top right corner.
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3 Then you need to select the type of connection to configure:
• Tap Remote Application Server to create a Parallels Remote Application Server
connection.
• The Standard RDP option creates a standard Remote Desktop connection.
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4 In the next step, enter the connection properties:
• Alias. Choose and type a friendly name for this connection.
• Server. Specify the RAS Secure Client Gateway name or IP address.
• Secondary Server. If you have more than one Gateway available to connect to your farm,
you can use a secondary connection. The client will use the secondary connection if the
primary server fails.
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• Port. This field normally contains a default value (80). For RDP connections, the default
value is 3389. You should only modify it if your system administrator told you to do so.
• User Name. Enter your user name.
• Connection Mode. Select one of the following:
Note: This option is not available for RDP connections.
a Gateway Mode. Parallels Client connects to the RAS Secure Client Gateway and the
session connection is tunneled through the first available connection. This mode is ideal for
Terminal servers, VDI desktops and remote PCs that are only reachable via the gateway and
do not require a high level of security.
b Gateway SSL Mode. Same as the gateway mode above, but uses encryption to secure
the data.
c Direct Mode. Parallels Client first connects to the RAS Secure Client Gateway for the best
available terminal server and then connects directly to that server. This is best used when
the Parallels Client and the terminal server reside on the same network.
d Direct SSL Mode. Same as the direct mode above, but uses encryption to secure the
data.
5 Tap Back twice.
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Now you should see the connection that you just created.
To connect to Parallels Remote Application Server using the connection that you created:
1 Tap the connection.
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2 When asked, enter your password.
3 If the connection was successful, you will see the published resources that you can use. If you
receive an error, verify that the connection and logon information is entered correctly and try
again.
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Modifying Connection Properties
To modify connection properties, do the following:
• From the Connections list, tap the required connection menu
and tap Edit.
• If the connection session is open, tap the connection menu in the top right corner and tap
Properties.
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The following subsections describe the tabs that you can tap to view and configure the groups of
connection properties.
Connection
On the Connection tab, you can edit your logon settings described in the Adding a New
Connection (p. 12) section.
Display
On the Display tab, specify the following display options:
• In the Graphics Acceleration menu, select the graphics acceleration type.
• Specify the general display properties (color depth, size, resolution, width and height).
Printing
The Printing tab allows you to configure the printing options.
RAS Universal Printing
From the RAS Universal Printing menu, select one of the following:
• Disable. Disables your ability to redirect printing devices from published resources.
• Print. Choose this option to redirect print jobs from a published resource to a selected printer.
• View. Select this option to open the printing document in the PDF format.
Default Printer
From the Default Printer menu, select one of the following:
• None. Default printer for the session is chosen depending on the server settings.
• RAS Universal Printer. Select this option if you want to use RAS Universal Printer.
• Custom. When this option is selected, you can specify a custom printer which might be
installed on the remote computer. The first printer that matches the printer name inserted in the
custom text box, will be set as the default printer on the remote computer.
Select Match exact printer name to match the name exactly as inserted in the custom text
field. Please note that the remote printer name might differ from the original printer name. Also
note that local printers might not be redirected due to server settings or policies.
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Local Resources
The Local Resources tab allows you to configure how local resources are handled by the Remote
Desktop.
Enable Drive Redirection to redirect storage drives to the Android device internal SD Card.
Tap Set Custom Redirection Path to browse the Android device directory and define the path
storage drives will be redirected to. Tap Reset to set the path to SD card (i.e. default path), tap Set
Path to set the path to the current directory, and tap Cancel to leave these settings intact.
Use the Sound Redirection menu to specify how the sound on the remote computer should be
handled.
Experience
The Experience tab allows you to tweak the connection speed to optimize the performance of the
connection with the remote host. The following options can be configured:
Note: Most of these options make the remote computer desktop, menus and windows look pretty but
may slow down the connection speed. It's safe to enable these options if your connection speed is 100
Mbps or faster.
• Connection Speed. Select the suitable connection speed to match your environment for the
most fluid experience.
• Desktop Background. Enable this option to show the remote computer desktop background.
• Font Smoothing. This option makes all fonts smooth for improved readability.
• Menu and Window animation. If menus and windows on the remote computer have visual
effects and this option is enabled, these effects are also shown on the local device or computer.
• Desktop Composition. Desktop composition changes the way windows are depicted on the
screen.
• Show Contents of window while dragging. Enable this option to show window contents
when dragging windows.
• Themes. Enable this option to use the remote desktop themes when connected.
• Bitmap Caching. When turned on, this option increases the connection bandwidth efficiency.
• Enable Compression. It is recommended to enable this option to have a more efficient
connection.
• Enable Auto Shortcuts. If a published application is set to Create Shortcut on Desktop, the
application shortcut is created in the main menu when the list of available applications is
received over the Remote Application Server connection.
To see the shortcut, tap Refresh to get the list of available applications.
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